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  • PDF preview of the "A Burning Question" article
    Today, Smokey continues to teach people of all ages about the importance of preventing wildfires. Just how effective is Smokey’s…
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    A Burning Question: Is An Ounce of Prevention Worth a Pound of Cure?

  • The cover for 'All Over the Map' article. The main image is the USGS Community Internet Intensity Map of a section of Virginia.
    The Did You Feel It? (DYFI) system allows Internet users to report earthquake data when they feel an earthquake. The…
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    All Over the Map: Investigating the Did You Feel It? Citizen Science System

  • PDF preview of Device-ive Science FACTivity.
    The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: What are the advantages and disadvantages of having citizen scientists perform…
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    FACTivity – Device-ive Science

  • PDF preview of the 'Fight or Light' FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will research a recent natural disturbance that has been in the news in the past year.…
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    FACTivity – Fight or Light?

  • PDF preview of the 'keeping it local' FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will get together with other students and brainstorm a list of challenges or concerns at your…
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    FACTivity – Keeping It Local

  • PDF Preview of FACTivity for "Out of the Penalty Box"
    In pairs or in groups, you will identify five policies that exist in your school and analyze who they affect,…
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    FACTivity – Out of the Penalty Box

  • PDF preview of 'The Whole Kit and Kaboodle' FACTivity.
    In this FACTivity, you will think about how you live and what artifacts you would like an archaeologist to find…
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    FACTivity – The Whole Kit and Kaboodle

  • PDF preview of "Trust Is a Must" FACTivity
    In this FACTivity, you will conduct a survey asking adults how they feel about Federal employees’ management of public lands,…
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    FACTivity – Trust Is a Must

  • PDF preview of 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' FACTivity.
    The questions you will answer in this FACTivity are: How does a park in your area offer visitors (1) refuge…
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    FACTivity – Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • Cover of "Fill Those Potholes" featuring a blue and green graphic of plants and birds
    In this article, scientists explore the different ecosystem services provided by prairie potholes such as soil nutrients, absorbing carbon, and…
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    Fill Those Potholes! Identifying Ecosystem Services of Small Wetlands on the American Prairie

  • Hello Good Bai PDF Preview
    In this essay, learn about traditional Palauan craftsmanship as revealed in the construction of bai, a longhouse important in Palau’s…
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    Hello, Good Bai!

  • Cover of the Hidden in Plain Sight article
    In this study, researchers worked with middle and high school students to collect moss samples around industrial neighborhoods in Seattle,…
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    Hidden in Plain Sight – Using Moss to Detect Air Pollution and Engage Civic Scientists